HTML and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide, Eighth Edition

16. Forms

In This Chapter

Improvements to Forms in HTML5

Creating Forms

Processing Forms

Organizing the Form Elements

Creating Text Boxes

Labeling Form Parts

Creating Password Boxes

Creating Email, Search, Telephone, and URL Boxes

Creating Radio Buttons

Creating Checkboxes

Creating Text Areas

Creating Select Boxes

Allowing Visitors to Upload Files

Creating Hidden Fields

Creating a Submit Button

Disabling Form Elements

Styling Forms Based on Their State

The HTML you have learned so far has helped you communicate your ideas to your visitors. In this chapter, you’ll learn how to create forms that enable your visitors to communicate with you.

There are two basic parts of a form: the collection of controls, labels, and buttons that the visitor views ...